College Discussion - View Single Post - Another applicant rejected from all Ivies.

coureur · 05-10-2008, 10:08 AM

>>If the kid in question wasn't the real thing, he wouldn't have gotten into Caltech.<<

Getting into Caltech proves only that he was the real thing in the way the Caltech defines the "real thing." Other colleges have their own criteria for determining the real thing. In other words, admissions success at one school, especially a highly specialized place like Caltech, does not necessarily predict success at another school.

05-10-2008, 10:08 AM	#394
coureur Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Threads: 85 Posts: 3,246	>>If the kid in question wasn't the real thing, he wouldn't have gotten into Caltech.<< Getting into Caltech proves only that he was the real thing in the way the Caltech defines the "real thing." Other colleges have their own criteria for determining the real thing. In other words, admissions success at one school, especially a highly specialized place like Caltech, does not necessarily predict success at another school.